By Cameron Boon HOUGHTON, N.Y. -- In a game where pitching dominated and hits were hard to come by, runs were going to be at a premium for two teams battling for the fourth and final playoff spot in the New York Collegiate Baseball League’s Western Division. Tyler Marcinko (Piedmont) knew that when he roped a two-out, RBI double to right, scoring AJ Hammond (Millersville) … [Read more...] about Power rally to win in extras
Ridgemen stun Crush with late rally
By Cameron Boon WEBSTER, N.Y. -- “I just needed to get the ball down,” Alex Mumm (Judson) said about his bunt in the bottom of the tenth. That bunt was actually a suicide squeeze, as Trent Sullivan (MidAmerica Nazarene) broke home on the play and scored to give the Ridgemen a 5-4 walk-off victory in the 10th inning over the Cortland Crush in New York Collegiate Baseball … [Read more...] about Ridgemen stun Crush with late rally
Uher’s pitching leads Rapids past Oilers
By Cameron Boon HOUGHTON, N.Y. -- After a long night in Rochester, driving 125 miles back to Olean after midnight, and having a road game the next day, needless to say it would be tough for the Olean Oilers to pull out a W in this one. Zachary Uher (Baruch) didn’t help, as he went a complete game, dealing eight scoreless after giving up a run in the first, and striking out … [Read more...] about Uher’s pitching leads Rapids past Oilers
Ridgemen and Oilers split wild twinbill
By Cameron Boon WEBSTER, N.Y. -- The baseball season is a marathon, not a sprint. Any coach will tell you that. Well July 11, 2014 was a marathon within the marathon for the Olean Oilers and Rochester Ridgemen, as they played a combined 17 ½ innings of baseball that lasted just over 5 hours, 15 minutes. As the players walked away from it all, moon shining and breath visible, … [Read more...] about Ridgemen and Oilers split wild twinbill
West trumps East in 2014 NYCBL All Star Game
By Cameron Boon HOUGHTON, N.Y. -- The Kerr-Pegula Athletics Complex was the site for the 58 best players in the New York Collegiate Baseball League on Tuesday. Once the game started after a day of festivities, excellent pitching silenced the bats as the Western Division All-Stars defeated the Eastern Division All-Stars 1-0 in the 2014 NYCBL All-Star Game. The West … [Read more...] about West trumps East in 2014 NYCBL All Star Game